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adventurously

adventurously

1 3.9
In a way that shows someone is willing to take risks and try new things
  • adverb
  • /ədˈvɛnʧərəsli/
translation icon : aventureramente
  • And we're kind of much more nervous and didn't play as adventurously as the rats who had a wall.
  • live more adventurously
  • live adventurously

And we're kind of much more nervous and didn't play as adventurously as the rats who had a wall.

Examples

  • She decided to travel more adventurously this summer by backpacking through South America.

  • This entails adventurously forging bridges spanning seemingly alien professions, industries, and businesses caught up in the visualization revolution.

    Academic text (1998)
  • People travel more widely and adventurously than ever before, often well off the beaten track and without much thought to the health risks.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Apparently, when the remaining years of your life drop to a single digit, you start to take life less seriously and more adventurously.

    Blog text (21)
  • Thus, the architecture often adventurously dissolves and blurs as a result.

    Blog text (30)
  • If I am not mistaken, this is Mr Robert Rainsford, who hunts big game so adventurously.

  • He plans, adventurously, to have "a couple of harems—and maybe three or four wives!"

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Distances: If you're staying in a little resort town and not going more than five blocks from your hotel, you can dress more adventurously than if you're staying in downtown New York and meeting people all over the city. If you find yourself dressed inappropriately, you can simply abscond to your hotel, change, and return with no one knowing.

    Blog text (17)
  • Some escapees adventurously dodged the Nazis, whereas others escaped passively (for example, the area in which they lived passed into Soviet control before the Nazis reached it).

    Academic text (1996)
  • He always tries new dishes at restaurants and eats adventurously wherever he goes.

Synonyms

fearlessly
vsadventurously
8 3.9

In a brave way without fear

emphasizes seeking new excitement and risk rather than absence of fear
daringly
vsadventurously
2 4.6

In a brave, bold way that shows someone is willing to take risks

prefers seeking new and exciting experiences over pure boldness
audaciously
vsadventurously
1 7.2

In a bold way that takes big risks

leans toward trying new exciting things rather than breaking norms
intrepidly
vsadventurously
1 7.7

In a brave way without showing fear

stresses trying exciting new things rather than fearless steadiness
enterprisingly
vsadventurously
6.3

In a brave way that shows someone wants to try new or hard things

focuses on seeking exciting or risky experiences rather than initiative

Antonyms

978 1.0

In a way that shows attention and caution to avoid mistakes or harm

70 2.3

To do something in a careful way to avoid danger or mistakes

How Adventurous

recklessly
30 4.6
boldly
54 3.3
adventurously
1 3.9
carefully
978 1.0
cautiously
70 2.3

Surface Forms

adventurously positive

Morphology

adventurously = adventurous (transparent) = adventure + ous + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'adventurous', producing the expected meaning 'in an adventurous manner'.

Etymology

Adventurously comes from adventure, which is related to the common word venture and to the old part ad- 'to', with the idea of things that 'come' to you and bring surprise or danger. So to act adventurously is to take a bold venture toward the unknown and accept risk.